ARTIST: Ralph Macdonald
TITLE: Home Grown
LABEL: Antisia Records
GENRE: Jazz
BITRATE: 206kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 51min total
RELEASE DATE: 2004-00-00
RIP DATE: 2006-08-14
TRACK LIST
1. Sirocco 3:37
2. Home Grown 4:15
3. Sneaky Feats 5:33
4. Now That I Don't Love You 5:31
Anymore
5. Penny Whistle Man 3:40
6. My Heart 3:45
7. Teezee Weezee 3:59
8. Laying In His Arms 3:56
9. When You Smile 3:32
10.Island Life 4:25
11.Meet Me In Margaritaville 3:45
12.All Night Long 5:26
RELEASE NOTES
"Home Grown" brings Ralph back to his Caribbean roots. The Grammy-award winning
percussionist, songwriter and producer was born in Harlem, NY and influenced by
his Trinidad-immigrant father and calypsonian "Macbeth The Great." This
celebratory solo recording features Robbie Greenidge on steel pans in a
collection of æbreezy instrumentals and smoky balladsÆ.
The Caribbean influence is distinct in ôSiroccoö, ôIsland Lifeö, "Meet Me In
Margaritaville", a song Ralph wrote for Jimmy Buffett, and in the decidedly
calypso sounding ôAll Night Longö. All four feature RobbieÆs ace steel pan
artistry, the latter song being his composition as well.
Ralph and his long time music partners co-wrote and produced gems such as the
Grover Washington, Jr. hit "Mr. Magic", Roberta Flack and Donnie HathawayÆs
"Where Is The Love," and the mega hit "Just The Two Of Us" by Bill Withers.
Bring to mind the quality of those productions and the joy of the instrumentals
and the vocals. The same attributes are present in this compilation called ôHome
Grownö. The bonus is the Caribbean timbre among the jazzy and R & B tracks.